Chronic Wasting Disease continues to plague Alberta deer populations

Alberta’s CWD surveillance program is well underway in conjunction with the 2016 hunting seasons. The province has tested over 1600 heads of deer and elk since September 1, 2016. The news is not great — of the 1,600 heads of deer and elk submitted for testing, 25 deer are positive for CWD. There are still many more animals to be tested from the past hunting season, but what is standing out is the fact the disease continues to move westward.

According to Dr. Pybus, CWD has now shown up in Elk from CFB Suffield

The tests have also revealed the first positive result to come from an Elk located in the Suffield area. I sit down to get the latest results from work Dr. Margo Pybus, Alberta's Provincial Wildlife Disease Specialist, and her team have completed to date.